6 Ads That Tell the True Story of the Cellphone [Video]

How did that thing get in your pocket? Robert Klara explains

March 4, 2014, 11:09 AM EST

In a single generation, the humble cellphone has gone from luggage-size utility and status symbol to universal second brain substitute and NSA tracking device. Here's how advertising sold us the dream in this week's Adweek Six.

In a single generation, the humble cellphone has gone from luggage-size utility and status symbol to universal second brain substitute and NSA tracking device. Here's how advertising sold us the dream in this week's Adweek Six.